Sound designer and sound recordist John Paul Fasal will receive the 2018 Motion Picture Ssound Editors Career Achievement Award during the orgs MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony set to take place February 18th, 2018 in Los Angeles. The MPSE Career Achievement Award recognizes sound artists who have distinguished themselves by meritorious works as both an…

By: Marjorie Galas Hulu’s upcoming series “Runaways” marks the third entry in a trio of fall projects showcasing the composer Siddhartha Khosla’s diverse range. Unlike the organic-infused instrumentation of “This is Us” or surf guitar sounds in “Me, Myself and I,” “Runaways” finds the composer crafting a completely electronic score. Based on a Marvel comic,…

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Three organizations have received the Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation by the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA): NASA, Amazon Web Services, and AWS Elemental, an Amazon Web Services Company. The three companies collaborated on the first public Live 4K stream from the International Space Station (ISS). The award was conceived to recognize companies and individuals…

As award season gears up, so do concerns about piracy. Although many studios distribute password protected and expiring links to content, much of the voting public depend on DVDs to view nominated films. DVD screeners remain a controversial source for many studios. While they come with stern warnings against sharing or tampering with the discs, screeners…

International creative design and VFX company Pixomondo, known for its Emmy-award winning VFX work on “Game of Thrones” VES Award for “Hugo”, debuted an underground aquarium attraction, a first-of-its kind immersive entertainment experience, in Times Square. The underwater attraction was created for National Geographic, and is called National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey. The exhibit harnesses…

Fans of “Downton Abbey” and the gorgeous sets and costumes seen throughout its six seasons have reason to celebrate. NBCUniversal International Studios is presenting a traveling exhibit highlighting the elegant gowns, suits and jewelry in a traveling exhibition called Downton Abbey: The Exhibition. The exhibit will make its US debut in New York City on Saturday, November…

There’s a lot in store for fans of “Stranger Things.” As the second season, called “Stranger Things 2”, hits the airwaves, new characters, creatures, even worlds, will be revealed. Despite the many changes on screen, behind the scenes it is business as usual. The sound team found themselves right back where they started from, at the Technicolor…

Merging sophistication in design, realistic functionality and period authenticity is something costume designer Janie Bryant excels at. The past ten years have seen her create iconic looks as she’s tackled projects that scaled the decades. She received her first Emmy win for the western designs in HBO’s “Deadwood.” “Mad Men” found her tackling the sophisticated…

KitSplit is the latest entry into the film production “shared economy.” Originated in New York in 2015 by Kristina Budelis, the org experienced a wild growth spurt in 2017 after acquiring its competitor CameraLends. Now, the Brooklyn-based production equipment rental platform is further expanding its reach by opening a satellite office in Los Angeles. The…

Pollen Music Group & Google Spotlight Stories has released a behind-the-scenes video detailing their process scoring the music for the first VR project to receive an Oscar nomination and one of the first to win an Emmy, Pearl. The four-minute video (watch here: https://youtu.be/EirRYlGnROs) details how Alexis Harte, Scot Stafford, and JJ Wiesler of Pollen…

The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) has released the names of the products and manufacturers to be considered for the org’s 2018 Technical Achievement Awards. The awards will be presented at the Saturday February 3, 2018 Lifetime Achievement Awards evening hosted at the Lowes Hollywood Hotel. In order to become a competing nominee, each selected candidate must participate…

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will honor Kathryn Bigelow with its annual Filmmaker Award during the org’s Golden Reel Award ceremony February 18th in Los Angeles. The director of such films as Detroit, Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker, is being recognized for her outstanding contributions to the art of cinema.. A trailblazing filmmaker whose…

To promote the art of animation, GKIDS, Annecy Int’l Animation Film Festival, Variety, and ASIFA Hollywood, with major sponsors LA Times, IndieWire, Cartoon Brew, Fathom Events and Google presented the inaugural edition of ANIMATION IS FILM. The festival took place October 20-22 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood and was attended by a…

Donald Mowat greatly admired the artistry of “Blade Runner.” When director Denis Villeneuve called Mowat to lead the makeup department for “Blade Runner 2049” – a revisiting of the LA-based futuristic tale set thirty years later – Mowat was excited. Fighting off tremendous anxiety and panic attacks at the scale of the film’s epic scope,…

John Bailey and Denny Clairmount will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the upcoming Society of Camera Operators (SOC) Awards. Bailey will receive the 2017 Governors Lifetime Achievement Award the Lifetime Achievement for Distinguished Service Award will be bestowed upon Clairmont at the black tie event February 2, 2018 Awards at the Lowes Hollywood Hotel. The…

Picturesque beaches and sandy shores are not the only thing placing Cornwall, England on the map these days. The picturesque peninsula is also home to Engine House VFX, an animation and visual effects company that’s making some pretty big waves. Mike Richter, a 3D freelancer whose architectural visualization skills enabled him to create extremely realistic…

Online submissions for consideration for the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, or MUAHS, is now open. S. Submissions will close on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 5 PM (PT). This year’s awards gala returns to the NOVO in L.A. Live on Saturday, February 24, 2018. The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS)…

In recognition of their special contributions to the art of cinematography, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has named four honorees who will be honored at the 32nd ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement. Russell Carpenter, ASC will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award; Russell Boyd, ASC, ACS will earn the org’s International Award; Alan Caso, ASC will be…